RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Toward integrated analysis of human impacts on forest biodiversity: lessons from Latin America. A1 Newton , Adrian A1 Cayuela Delgado, Luis A1 Echeverría, Cristian A1 Armesto, Juan J. A1 Del Castillo, Rafael F. A1 Golicher, Duncan A1 Geneletti, Davide A1 González Espinosa, Mario A1 Huth, Andreas A1 López Barrera, Fabiola A1 Malizia, Lucio A1 Manson, Robert A1 Premoli, Andrea C. A1 Ramírez Marcial, Neptalí A1 Rey Benayas, José María A1 Rüger, Nadja A1 Smith-Ramírez, Cecilia A1 Williams Linera, Guadalupe K1 Biodiversity conservation K1 Environmental modeling K1 Landscape ecology K1 Latin America K1 Spatial analysis K1 Sustainable forest management K1 Ciencia K1 Medio Ambiente K1 Science K1 Environmental science AB Although sustainable forest management (SFM) has been widely adopted as a policy and management goal, high rates of forest loss and degradation are still occurring in many areas. Human activities such as logging, livestock husbandry, crop cultivation, infrastructural development, and use of fire are causing widespread loss of biodiversity, restricting progress toward SFM. In such situations, there is an urgent need for tools that can provide an integrated assessment of human impacts on forest biodiversity and that can support decision making related to forest use. This paper summarizes the experience gained by an international collaborative research effort spanning more than a decade, focusing on the tropical montane forests of Mexico and the temperate rain forests of southern South America, both of which are global conservation priorities. The lessons learned from this research are identified, specifically in relation to developing an integrated modeling framework for achieving SFM. Experience has highlighted a number of challenges that need to be overcome in such areas, including the lack of information regarding ecological processes and species characteristics and a lack of forest inventory data, which hinders model parameterization. Quantitative models are poorly developed for some ecological phenomena, such as edge effects and genetic diversity, limiting model integration. Establishment of participatory approaches to forest management is difficult, as a supportive institutional and policy environment is often lacking. However, experience to date suggests that the modeling toolkit approach suggested by Sturvetant et al. (2008) could be of value in such areas. Suggestions are made regarding desirable elements of such a toolkit to support participatory-research approaches in domains characterized by high uncertainty, including Bayesian Belief Networks, spatial multi-criteria analysis, and scenario planning. PB Resilience Alliance SN 1708-3087 YR 2009 FD 2009 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/21395 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/21395 LA eng NO Most of the research described here was undertakenin three projects supported by the EuropeanCommission (INCO programme), namely SUCRE(ERBIC18CT970146), BIOCORES (ICA4-CT-2001-10095), and ReForLan (INCO-DEV-3 N°032132), and three Darwin Initiative (DEFRA, UKGovernment) grants to the senior author. Additionalfunding was provided by a variety of sources withinthe partner countries. All sources of financialsupport are gratefully acknowledged. DS MINDS@UW RD 29-mar-2024